Blog Dungeons and Dragons: Randian? By: Eli Lehrer 03/05/2008 Cord, I couldn’t agree more with your points about Gary Gygax. I think it’s also worth noting that the game he created Dungeons…
Blog Real Estate Bubble Needs to Pop for Economy to Rebound By: Hans Bader 03/05/2008 In The Washington Post, Robert Samuelson explains that the government is doing more harm than good by attempting to delay the inevitable popping of…
Blog RIP Gary Gygax By: Cord Blomquist 03/04/2008 Gary Gygax, the father of role-playing games, died today at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. As a fellow Wisconite and lover of video games–the…
Blog Straight talking doomsayer By: Lene Johansen 03/04/2008 James Lovelock is the originator of the Gaia myth and convinced that the world is coming to an end, soon, because of global warming is…
Blog Rep. Markey’s Wireless Investment Prohibition Act By: Cord Blomquist 03/04/2008 Congressman Ed Markey (D-Mass) has introduced legislation aimed at ridding the cell phone world of the much criticized practicies of phone subsidies, long-term contracts, and…
Blog Tax Complexity? Bah. By: Eli Lehrer 03/04/2008 I’m a case study in complex taxes. During 2007, I switched jobs, got income from a half dozen sources, bought one house, sold another, made…